China approves Synopsys-Ansys deal, signaling easing of US-China tensions
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What happened: On July 14, China’s antitrust regulator (SAMR) officially approved US EDA giant Synopsys’s acquisition of Ansys, ending months of uncertainty for a deal caught in the middle of US-China confrontation. Some context: The US imposed an EDA software ban on China in May to increase its lev...